1900 Kentucky gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 March 2024 1900 Kentucky gubernatorial special election Presidential no 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1899 1903 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1903 November 6, 1900 File:BECKHAM, J.C.W. SENATOR LCCN2016858952 (cropped).jpg 150x150px J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Party (United States) 233,052 49.88% John W. Yerkes photograph.png John W. Yerkes Republican Party (United States) 229,363 49.09% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Beckham: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Yerkes: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000ff >90% Governor J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Party (United States) J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Party (United States) The 1900 Kentucky gubernatorial special election was held on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Democratic governor J. C. W. Beckham was elected to complete William Goebel's term with 49.88% of the vote. Background In the 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election, J. C. W. Beckham was the running mate of Democratic nominee William Goebel,Burckel 1978 288 who lost the election to Republican nominee William S. Taylor.Harrison 1992 65 On January 31, 1900, Democrats in the Kentucky General Assembly successfully overturned the election results, handing the governorship to Goebel.Klotter 1977 104 However, having been shot the day before,Klotter 1977 100 he died three days later,Klotter 1977 108 so Beckham ascended to the governorship.http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_beckham_john.html Kentucky Governor John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham National Governors Association November 7, 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171125124224/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_beckham_john.html November 25, 2017 General election Candidates J. C. W. Beckham, Democratic, incumbent governor John W. Yerkes, Republican, member of the Republican National Committee,Hardin 1902 115 former Republican state chairman,June 6, 1895 The Campaign in Kentucky https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune/29193959/ The Times-Picayune 2 March 17, 2024 former collector of internal revenue for Kentucky's 8th districtNovember 19, 1900 Yates and Yerkes https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053934/1900-11-19/ed-1/seq-2/ Rock Island Argus 2 March 17, 2024Edwards Brenda September 6, 2017 John W. Yerkes was a well-respected gentleman and politician https://www.amnews.com/2017/09/06/john-w-yerkes-was-a-well-respected-gentleman-and-politician/ The Advocate-Messenger March 17, 2024 A. H. Cardin, Populist, farmer,August 9, 1894 Gum Grove Farm https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069457/1894-08-09/ed-1/seq-10/ Crittenden Press 10 March 17, 2024 chairman of the Kentucky state central committee,February 23, 1900 State Ticket Selected https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015679/1900-02-23/ed-1/seq-8/ The Indianapolis Journal 8 March 17, 2024 Union Labor candidate for governor in 1887 James Doyle, Socialist Labor Walter T. Roberts, Social Democrat, physicianJuly 11, 1900 Wednesday, July, 11 1900 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069309/1900-07-11/ed-1/seq-4/ The Breckenridge News 4 March 17, 2024 John D. White, Prohibition, lawyer, former U.S. representative Campaign Due to the unusual circumstances surrounding the 1899 election, a special election was held on November 6, 1900, to determine who would complete Goebel's unexpired term. Beckham won the election over Republican John W. Yerkes by 3,689 votes.Harrison 1992 65 Results 1900 Kentucky gubernatorial special electionGlashan 1979 108–109 Dubin 2010 23 Hardin 1902 116–119 Harrison 1992 65 Harrison 2004 138December 6, 1900 Official Kentucky Vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015679/1900-12-06/ed-1/seq-5/ The Indianapolis Journal 5 March 17, 2024Some sources give the result as Beckham 233,197, Yerkes 229,468, White 2,130, Cardin 1,705, Roberts 593, Doyle 357. The result given here is that given in the 1902 Kentucky State Manual.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264842 KY Governor, 1900 - Special Election Our Campaigns March 17, 2024April 2024Congressional Quarterly 1998 53 Kallenbach Kallenbach 1977 211 Contemporary sources also mention a number of scattering votes.December 7, 1900 Duty Performed https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069395/1900-12-07/ed-1/seq-1/ Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1 March 17, 2024December 13, 1900 The Official Count https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069201/1900-12-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Central Record 1 March 17, 2024 Democratic Party (United States) J. C. W. Beckham (incumbent) 233,052 49.88% Republican Party (United States) John W. Yerkes 229,363 49.09% Prohibition Party (United States) John D. White 2,269 0.49% People's Party (United States) A. H. Cardin 1,666 0.36% Social Democratic Party Walter T. Roberts 456 0.10% Socialist Labor Party James Doyle 408 0.09% 3,689 0.79% 467,214 Democratic Party (United States) Notes References Bibliography 1998 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787–1997 Congressional Quarterly 978-1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Burckel Nicholas C. 1978 From Beckham to McCreary: The Progressive Record of Kentucky Governors The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 76 4 285–306 23378562 Dubin Michael J. 2010 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 978-0-7864-4722-0 Glashan Roy R. 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775–1978 1 Meckler Books 978-0-930466-17-6 Hardin Pauline Helm 1902 Official Manual for the Use of the Courts, State and County Officials and General Assembly of the State of Kentucky https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d02624759c Geo. G. Fetter Printing Co. Harrison Lowell H. Lowell H. Harrison Kleber John E. 1992 The Kentucky Encyclopedia https://archive.org/details/kentuckyencyclop00unse/ registration University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-1772-0 Harrison Lowell H. Lowell H. Harrison 2004 Kentucky's Governors https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/232566909.pdf University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-2326-4 Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776–1976 1 Oceana Publications 978-0-379-00665-0 Klotter James C. James C. Klotter 1977 William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath https://books.google.com/books?id=cw-1wFeQoIgC University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-0240-5 1900 special Kentucky Gubernatorial Category:November 1900 in the United States Kentucky 1900